Device for cleaning explosive-engine cylinders.



A.A DE CLAIRMONT. DEVICE FOB. CLEANING BXPLOSIVE ENGINE GYLINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.12, 1911.

1,040,147. Patented 0@t.1,1912.

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I To all whom it PATENT 'Vormen'.

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nEvIcn ron CEANING expresiva-ENGINE' cvmnnnns.'

Be it known that I, ADo'Lro-Dn CLAmMoNT,

-a -citizen of' the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county-of Lucas and' State of.

Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Cleaning Explosive-Engine C linders, of which the fol-- lowing is a speci cation. This invention comprehends certain new4 andv useful improvementsin accessoriesl for internal combustion engines, and has for its primary object a simple, durable land eicient construction of device which may be easilysecured to the dashboard of an automobile andconnected to the carbureter of the .en ine for thepurpose of cleaning out the `cylgin'ders while they are'hotand while the engine is runninfy under its own ower. And the invention a so has for its o ject a simple and eici'ent device of this character which may be easily controlled bythe driver' of the vehicle, and used without lthe necessity of stopping the car, being preferably o erated in a gradual manner, so' 'that the c eaning compound used will not stall the engine and so that the fumes which 'neces- JK sarily result may be emitted overa comparatively long amount of mileage lso as toreduce their noxiouseiects to a minimum.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists incertain 'xconstructlons and arrangements of the parts that -I- shall' hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding ofthe invention,

reference is to be-,had to the following descri'pltlion 'and v accompanying drawing, 1n

Figure 1 isa side elevation of my device,

. and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to Vin the lfollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawing 'by they same reference characters.

My improved device -for usev inclevaning out the cylinders of an internal combustion and taste may dictate, lor according engine embodies a reservoir 1 4which may be .of any desired size and shape', as 'judgment particular requirements and size of the cyl- -mder or cylinders for-which itis designed,

'fthe .reservoir 1 .being provided at one end with a n cap 2 an bein pre erabl detachably conf,v nected at its ot er end, as vy. screw threads,

referably rfmanently connected ,y spediamo o: Letters raient.' Application nea December 1s,`:m 1. seran nofseaeuo.

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with'any suitable form of vkey-7, and the extremity'of the neck is exterorly s crew- `threaded, as at 8, whereby it `maybe conveniently attached to 'or detachedv froml-he adjoining end of al tube 9. The reservoir 1 is secured inany desired way to the dash- .board 10 of the automobile, andto the feed pipe 9 for the cleaning fluid contained with- 1n thereservoir which leadsv from the reservoir to the float chamber of the carbureter 11 of the motor. Preferably, the pipe 9 is' connected to the ioat chamber of the carbureter. llby a valved connection '12, so that the operative communication betweenv the reservoir 1 and the carbureter ma be shut off at the -lcarbureter when it is put the cleaning device out of commission.

In use, it is to `be understood that the valve y12 is normally left-open and the valve 6 is opened by the driver of the car without the necessity of leaving his seat, whereby 'the cleaning fluid .is allowed to gradually flow through the pipe 9V and drop into the carbureter in suicient uantities to effect lthe cleaning operation, ut not enough'to stall the engine while running. At ythe .same time, the throttle is opened as wide 'as it is possible to allowthe liquid to be drawn up by the vacuum of the engine, together with the gasolene. As the car is. run under its ownfpower and in a heated condition, the

esired to' I to the preferably flare-d base 3 forming an or. cock 6 inthe v liquid cleaner is distributed through the cylinders and tends tol entirely burn out carbon, oils, etc.

Amongthe present invention are to be noted the following. The device. can be applied or o erated by the driver' on the road. Furt ermore, after the engine is.- cleaned, the car continues running and`- A1111 ricates itself, for it, isof course, well known that the cleaner has a tendency to eat u the lubricating oil. 'f Moreover, it ispossl le to clean the enginejover' a stretch 'of miles, distributing the fumes and the like the mutller iny the open air.

It is to be understood that the valve 124 the advantages of the devicev ofv given out by ioo los

lreter so as to render the machine diflicult to crank. v

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is:

l. The combination with a motor vehicle, including its carbureter, of a reservoir mounted upon the vehicle in accessible position,-a valve connected to the reservoir and i controlling the flow of liquid therefrom, and

a piperconnected to said valve and to the Hoat chamber of the carbureter.

' 2. 'The combination with a motor vehicle,

key or including its carbureter and dashboard, of a reservoir mounted upon the dashboard and having a fpipe connection with the ioat chamber o the carbureter, and a valve se cured to the reservoir and controlling the flow of liquid therefrom.

3. They combination with a motor vehicle, including its carbureter, of a reservoir carried by the Vehicle, a pipe connection between the reservoir and the oat chamber of the carbureter, a valve connected to the reservoir and controlling the flow of liquid therefrom, and another valve in the pipe at the carbureter.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v ADOLFO DE GLAIRMONT.' [1.. 8.] 

